continuing from here... http://www.early911sregistry.org/for...-Driving-There
. . . we arrived at the Jay Peak Resort around 9:00 a.m. Sunday. . . by that point the indoor prep was full, but I ended up with a good spot on the second floor of the parking garage with a nice breeze. Unfortunately the breeze was also the carrier of a fine yellow pollen that is EVERYWHERE in the north country this time of year. . . just another challenge to deal with.
I looked around for Damon, he was at the Hotel entering the Art Display! Remember when I said he was part artist? He calls it "Ferry's Wheel."
I am rendered speechless.
Back at Concours prep, I jacked up each corner and cleaned all the dirt out of the wheel wells, a million places for it to hide. Also, because restorations are never finished, I took the opportunity to install some correct Bosch horns that I found a couple years ago and restored. . . these replaced the modern repros which were very good, but say "MADE IN TAIWAN" in about 72 point type. . . the original horns actually worked, I was pleased.
Following the Judges meeting and the Pirelli Welcome Party, I cleaned the car until around 10:30 p.m., then we decided to head for the hotel, given a 5:30 a.m. staging time. After a protracted search for the condo using the 959 Tribute on dirt roads and some late night assembly of the "show" version of the headlights (original buckets with perfect gray paint, lenses with the bumps on the correct side), we settled in for a nice long four hour rest. . . staging came early the next day.
Once I had the car staged, I switched over to the original voltage regulator, coil and to the original, but defective, Beru wires. This took about fifteen minutes and the engine was ready to show.
Just for fun. . . here is the original condition of the engine from 2004. . .
The Judges breakfast was at 7:00 a.m., I took the opportunity to put on my only remaining clean shirt. Great to see many old friends and make new ones. The show opened at 8:30 but before my own judging of PP04S and T (74-89 911 Touring (exterior interior engine but no undercarriage) and Street (exterior interior only) could begin, I was called to open my own car for judging.
So began the "long five minutes" when all the work and preparation comes down to the score sheets. I ended up doing very well on originality, with most deductions for preparation. . . should have taken Saturday to prep. . . big areas were interior dust and some oil leaks on the undercarriage rear (my judge, a super nice guy, said the car was dripping on him as he was judging! Doh!) This was the result of 90 degree weather, the aforementioned oil line removal, changing out the oil filter for the Red Purolator and residual oil from the FOUR flywheel seal changes! I scored 292 points and the "Weissach" level of achievement which was good for an unopposed class win. I would have appreciated some more competition, but half of life is just showing up, and "getting there" can be a challenge!
Back at the show, Damon was positioned in the Historic Display and was drawing a nice crowd around the car.
He had the car open from time to time, the level of detail for a Tribute is amazing, right down to the rally computers.
Also in the historic display was a beautiful '66 restored by Dave DiMaria, really nice car.
My own judging assignment began, not for originality but for preparation. . .got to meet a lot of nice owners and see a lot of nice cars very close up! The nicest one was this Turbo Look, original owner, with a brown gut, really nicely presented: